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package org.proteusframework.platformservice.lifecycle.api;

/**
 * Represents an serviceIntention for a lifecycle listener <i>as it relates to a given platform service</i>. Project- and
 * document-centric lifecycle events never declare intentions.
 */
public enum LifecycleServiceIntention
{
    /**
     * Associated object is being initialized for the first time (no previous instance existed), and a new instance
     * will exist once the event cycle completes.
     */
    InstallService,

    /**
     * Associated object is being replaced; a previous instance existed, and a different instance will exist once
     * the event cycle completes.
     */
    ReplaceService,

    /**
     * Associated object is being torn down permanently, and no new instance will exist once the event cycle completes.
     */
    TerminateService
}
